Apparently 'plethora' doesn't actually mean 'a lot of something' but rather 'more than is needed'. Awks.

Then there were those awkward words you semi-know but wouldn't be completely comfortable using them in a sentence, like 'relegate', which I'm pretty sure I've been using interchangeably with delegate for the last few years.

And then there are these ones:

Torpor. Recondite. Germane.

Huh? Image via Giphy.

Wait...what?

I am addicted.

And I need everyone else to download the app so I sound like less of a wanker when I drop the word 'impudent'.

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